John adds, “Unlike natural logs that require restaining almost yearly, the artificial log cladding lasts years before any painting is required”. “The logs are theme painted with various colors and aging mixes to look very natural”, states John Hawkinson, Preconstruction Manager at COST. Once the logs were welded to the columns and beams, seams were artistically blended and theme painted to match the remaining sections of each log. Each log was halved for easy installation by staffed construction teams. fabrication plant in 12” and 24” diameters and in varying lengths. These logs were fabricated in COST’s 144,000 sq. The result is a simulated bark-stripped cedar log. The logs were cast in molds and then prepped prior to theme painting.
Lightweight artificial logs, composed of fiberglass (FRP), clad the structural steel columns and beams. Fabricating the Cherokee Casino Porte Cochere Entry The structure was designed to complement the main casino Porte Cochere entry. The recently completed Porte Cochere at Cherokee West Siloam Casino Resort creates a new and much larger architectural entry space into the hotel.